Stefanos Tsitsipas made his father and coach Apostolos really proud of him after a fantastic 2019. The Greek sensation started the season in a fantastic fashion after clinching the semifinal at the Australian Open. In Melbourne, Stefanos impressed especially for beating Roger Federer in the 4th round. That was an amazing achievement also because the Swiss legend won the title in Australia for the previous 2 years.
Tsitsipas repeated himself against Federer in the ATP Finals in London where he defeated Roger in straight sets before winning all thing.
The PSAT awards
The PSAT awards are given by the Greek Sports Media Association. Greek tennis was well represented during this edition since Stefanos Tsitsipas was nominated in the group of the Male Athlete of the Year, his father Apostolos as the coach of the year and Stefanos’ rumored girlfriend Maria Sakkari as the female athlete of the year.
Eventually, it was only Stefanos to win his category, and it was his proud father and coach Apostolos to collect the award since his son is currently in Dubai.
The award was presented by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos that asked Apostolos to extend his congratulations to Stefanos. However, the world no.6 had already the occasion to meet his president on a number of occasions.
Stefanos and his quest to win the Australian Open
The Greek phenomenon is about to get ready to compete at the upcoming Australian Open where he will try to conquer his first slam with the help of the local crowd. After clinching the title at the ATP Finals, Stefanos confessed that he is feeling rather close to winning a slam. Tsitsipas had a rather disappointing run in the last 2 majors as he crashed out in the first round in both Wimbledon and at the US Open. However, he can rely on the experience he accumulated at the previous Australian Open (semifinal) and French Open (4th round). In addition, Tsitsipas grew extremely strong from both a physical and mental point of view.
According to bet365, Stefanos is the favorite no.5 to win the title in Melbourne after Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Daniil Medvedev.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 17th of November when he beat Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
This year the Greek has a 53-25 win-loss record. Tsitsipas conquered 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Maria Sakkari’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.23, the Greek played her last match on the 23rd of October when she lost to Elise Mertens 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the Round Robin in Zhuhai.
This year the Greek has a 31-22 win-loss record. Sakkari has won 1 title in Rabat. Maria won her maiden career title in Rabat.
